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Year :2018
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Month :
January-February
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Volume :
7
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Issue :
1
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Page :
RO29 - RO32
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of non-Traumatic Pathologies of Ankle and Foot
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Correspondence Address :
Nellaiappan Chelliah,
Dr. Nellaiappan Chelliah,
50/1, Sampanthar Street, Tirunelveli Town,
Tirunelveli--627006, Tamil Nadu, India.
E-mail: cnellaiappan@yahoo.co.in
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Introduction: Introduction: In patients with ankle and foot pain, especially in non-traumatic cases, MRI plays major role in identifying the etiology. MRI gives more information in the region of ankle and foot because of its high soft-tissue resolution and multi planar capability. As ankle region has so many soft tissues, MRI is very much useful in evaluation of pathologies in soft tissues.
Aim: To analyse MRI imaging appearances of ankle and foot in patients with heel pain without history of trauma and to find out the commonest etiology and age group most commonly affected.
Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective analytical study was conducted for the period of one year starting from March 2016 to March 2017. The study was done in the Radiodiagnosis Department of Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India. In our institute, MRI of ankle and foot was taken in 40 cases; out of all, 22 cases without trauma history were taken for study. The findings were analyzed and hereby are presented.
Results: It is seen that most of non-traumatic pathologies were detected in the age group 31-40 years.It is noted that infectious conditions i.e., osteomyelitis and tuberculous synovitis account for about 36% of cases . Both genders are equally affected in non-traumatic pathologies. MRI findings of non-traumatic pathologies of ankle and foot like ganglion cyst, osteomyelitis, tuberculous synovitis, rheumatoid arthritis and plantar fasciitis are discussed and it is noted that MRI plays important role in diagnosis.
Conclusion: In MRI of ankle and foot, T1W, T2W, PD with FATSAT, TIRM sequences are very much useful in identifying areas of abnormalities. The above study shows that MR imaging is the modality of choice for assessment of pathologic conditions of the ankle and foot.
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